Dear Harry,
Sorry about that. I have what is called the "Peter Cooke Syndrome", viz. an irrepressible need to impart totally irrelevant information to anybody whom I think doesn't know it. I did try to mitigate this in my posting with the title "Completely OT", but I'm afraid there's no known cure for PCS.
PS What was Stephen Strassberg's pitching debut?
Kind Regards
Bob Smith